I’ve been catching up on and rewatching some lately. Legend, Highlander, The Never ending Story. What are some others that are similar? And why do 80s movies seem to hit different than other decades?
It’s… inconceivable no one has said Princess Bride yet.
I think that word means what you think it means
- Hawk the Slayer, with Jack Palance (!) playing the bad guy
- Dragonslayer, astounding dragon models and cinematography
Labyrinth, Willow, and of course The Princess Bride.
Dragonslayer was pretty good.
Flash Gordon
Also Flesh Gordon.
It is exactly what you think, but it’s more comedic than arousing.
The Goonies, The Golden Child, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, and The Monster Squad.
Bonus: I think Bill & Ted’s movies were in the 80s too? The one with Death I always felt was sort of similar to Never Ending Story.
Wait, no Ghostbusters!?
Big trouble in little china